Best Mrs Goldmans Brisket Recipes

NACH WAXMAN'S BRISKET OF BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Lightly dust the brisket with flour, then sprinkle with pepper to taste. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large ovenproof enameled cast-iron pot or other heavy pot with a lid just large enough to hold the brisket snugly. Add the brisket to the pot and brown on both sides until crusty brown areas appear on the surface here and there, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer the brisket to a platter, turn up the heat a bit, then add the onions to the pot and stir constantly with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Cook until the onions have softened and developed a rich brown color but aren't yet caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and place the brisket and any accumulated juices on top of the onions.
• Spread the tomato paste over the brisket as if you were icing a cake. Sprinkle with salt and more pepper to taste, then add the garlic and carrot to the pot. Cover the pot, transfer to the oven, and cook the brisket for 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and, using a very sharp knife, slice the meat across the grain into approximately 1/8-inch-thick slices. Return the slices to the pot, overlapping them at an angle so that you can see a bit of the top edge of each slice. The end result should resemble the original unsliced brisket leaning slightly backward. Check the seasonings and, if absolutely necessary, add 2 to 3 teaspoons of water to the pot.
• Cover the pot and return to the oven. Lower the heat to 325°F and cook the brisket until it is fork-tender, about 2 hours. Check once or twice during cooking to make sure that the liquid is not bubbling away. If it is, add a few more teaspoons of water-but not more. Also, each time you check, spoon some of the liquid on top of the roast so that it drips down between the slices.
• It is ready to serve with its juices, but, in fact, it's even better the second day.

OVEN-BAKED BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket, fat side down, in a 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion salt, liquid smoke, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; pour over brisket. Turn brisket fat side up; refrigerate, covered, overnight., Remove brisket from refrigerator. Preheat oven to 300°. Bake, covered, 4 hours. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Spread over brisket. Bake, uncovered, 15-30 minutes longer or until tender. Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices.

MRS. GOLDMAN'S BRISKET

Steps:

• The amount of vegetables listed in the ingredients are estimated based on the size pan I use. Cut up enough of the vegetables to cover the bottom of the pan. Green bell peppers can be used but I prefer a variety of different colors and use at least one green, one red and one orange -- sometimes I also use a yellow pepper.
• Put the brisket on top of the vegetables fat side up. Season with garlic powder and ground pepper to taste. Sprinkle ONE packet of onion soup mix. Be sure to check that the Goodman's soup mix is marked kosher for Passover as they make one that is for use year round. You can add a small can of tomato sauce on top if desired. I like using this as it makes for a thicker gravy.
• Pour water into the pan almost to the top of the meat and cover with foil, shinny side down. Cook in the oven at 350 degrees.
• After about two hours take a fork and stick it into the meat. If the fork goes in easily remove it from the oven and cut. Return the beef to the pan.
• Puree the vegetables and pour over the meat. Cook again for another hour. It may take 3 hours for the meat to be tender enough to be cut but don't let it get too tender because then it will fall apart.
• The remaining liquid can be used as a gravy for the meat and other dishes at your meal.
• Serving size is dependent upon the size of your brisket.